Parenting in 2 Worlds Multisite Trial

Description

This research study will test the effectiveness of a culturally grounded parenting intervention called Parenting in 2 Worlds (P2W). This intervention is designed for American Indian / Alaska Native (AI) parents/guardians of adolescents who reside in urban areas. This will be a multi-regional effectiveness trial across four regions: Northeast (Buffalo/Niagara), Midwest (St. Paul/Minneapolis), Mountain (Denver), and Southwest (Phoenix). There are four specific aims. First, this study will test the effectiveness of Parenting in Two Worlds (P2W) as compared to an informational family health intervention, Healthy Families in 2 Worlds (HF2W), in improving parenting and family functioning. Second, this study will test if the relative effectiveness of P2W, compared to HF2W, varies by parent's/guardian's level of socioeconomic vulnerability, experiences of historical loss, or AI cultural identity. Third, this study will examine if P2W can reduce adolescent (ages 12 - 17) risky health behaviors including substance use, depressive symptoms, suicidality, and risky sexual behaviors. Fourth, this study will examine whether positive changes in parenting and family functioning that result from P2W lead to positive changes in adolescent's health behaviors.

Conditions

Parenting, Mental Health Wellness 1, Substance Use, Risky Health Behavior

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

This research study will test the effectiveness of a culturally grounded parenting intervention called Parenting in 2 Worlds (P2W). This intervention is designed for American Indian / Alaska Native (AI) parents/guardians of adolescents who reside in urban areas. This will be a multi-regional effectiveness trial across four regions: Northeast (Buffalo/Niagara), Midwest (St. Paul/Minneapolis), Mountain (Denver), and Southwest (Phoenix). There are four specific aims. First, this study will test the effectiveness of Parenting in Two Worlds (P2W) as compared to an informational family health intervention, Healthy Families in 2 Worlds (HF2W), in improving parenting and family functioning. Second, this study will test if the relative effectiveness of P2W, compared to HF2W, varies by parent's/guardian's level of socioeconomic vulnerability, experiences of historical loss, or AI cultural identity. Third, this study will examine if P2W can reduce adolescent (ages 12 - 17) risky health behaviors including substance use, depressive symptoms, suicidality, and risky sexual behaviors. Fourth, this study will examine whether positive changes in parenting and family functioning that result from P2W lead to positive changes in adolescent's health behaviors.

A Multiregional RCT of Parenting in 2 Worlds for Urban American Indian Families

Parenting in 2 Worlds Multisite Trial

Condition
Parenting
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Phoenix

Phoenix Indian Center, Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85012

Denver

Denver Indian Center, Denver, Colorado, United States, 80219

Saint Paul

Ain Dah Yung Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, 55104

Buffalo

Native American Community Services Erie and Niagara Counties, Buffalo, New York, United States, 14207

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Must be American Indian parents or guardians of American Indian children aged 12 to 17 who attend urban schools
  • * Must reside in the service areas of the four urban Indian centers who are participating in this study
  • * Self-identifies as American Indian
  • * Must be primary caregiver responsible for day-to-day decisions for an American Indian child ages 12 to 17
  • * Aged 12 - 17
  • * Identified by their parent/guardian as American Indian
  • * Attends an urban school
  • * Not applicable

Ages Eligible for Study

12 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Arizona State University,

Study Record Dates

2027-06-30